Which Apple Hard Drive ONLY NO SSD

750GB 7200 RPM

1 TB 5400 RPM

I have read thread after thread of the 5400rpm vs 7200 rpm HD debate. I understand that the 1 TB is faster however, Does anyone know of the make and model Apple uses? Removing the DVD is out as I use that alot and while im a geek taking apart a brand new Macbook pro is out for me as hand issues prevent me from using small objects like screws and tools. However, I want to set up a poll, Who has the 750GB and who has the 1 TB and why ONLY NO SSD please

It will smoke any conventional laptop drive (my MBP boots in under 14 seconds from power button press), and they're about an extra 30 bucks vs a conventional 750?

(err... not a factory option... but... it is well worth the upgrade. just get a 1tb unit in the machine from apple that you can then use for time machine backups in an external enclosure once you replace it with the momentus XT)

I've used both 7200 and 5400 rpm HDDs, and in reality, there isn't a huge performance gain. It really depends on how many files you wish to store on it: personally, I get along fine with a 5400rpm 750GB.

If SSD not are an option then go for 7200rpm since the speed bonus will be something you love later on.
5400rpm is slow, so slow that i get the feeling of throwing my mothers mac out the window when i do anything on it

If SSD not are an option then go for 7200rpm since the speed bonus will be something you love later on.
5400rpm is slow, so slow that i get the feeling of throwing my mothers mac out the window when i do anything on it

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What are the capacities of these drives? Remember, a 12K 250GB will be far slower than a 5400rpm 1TB. With mechanical drives, the head is literally physically moving and reading the magnetic data from a platter. Higher density platters store more information in the same space, so they can offset higher physical rotational speed.

What are the capacities of these drives? Remember, a 12K 250GB will be far slower than a 5400rpm 1TB. With mechanical drives, the head is literally physically moving and reading the magnetic data from a platter. Higher density platters store more information in the same space, so they can offset higher physical rotational speed.

After much thinking I have decided to go for speed and get the 7.2k 750GB vs the 5400 RPM 1TB as My primary purpose is to run video for church services including DVD's and HD and the faster HD will help with that. and the general snappiness will make this system fast for the 4-5 years i'm going to use it.
Unless people here tell me different

After much thinking I have decided to go for speed and get the 7.2k 750GB vs the 5400 RPM 1TB as My primary purpose is to run video for church services including DVD's and HD and the faster HD will help with that. and the general snappiness will make this system fast for the 4-5 years i'm going to use it.
Unless people here tell me different

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